Maputo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maputo	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1117	$1138
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3089	$3652
🏠 One person rent	$519	$604
🏘️ Family rent	$1300	$1524
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$1891
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	28	100
😀 Quality of life	38	79
🏙️ Population	1.13M	24.9M

The cost of living in Maputo is 2% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4865th and 4779th ($1117 vs $1138) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Mozambique and China, respectively. Check Mozambique vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7155th and 574th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Shanghai

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	Maputo	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.3	$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$746	$889
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1818	$2541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.9	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.14%	4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3608	$16144
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2554	$8982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$35.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.5	$6.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$2.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.57	$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.7	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.06	$8.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$91.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.3	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.2	$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$269	$1275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5523	$31449

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$1004
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$457
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1043
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$621
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$790
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$838
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$815
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$696
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$823
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$836
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$916
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$998
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1078
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$876
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$837
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$713
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$966
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$771
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$848
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$561
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$945
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$719
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$790
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$535
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$690
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$774
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$625
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$663
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$552
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$871
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$580
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$717
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$806
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$691
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$601
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1001
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$697
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$861
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$654

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1026
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$705
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$747
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$740
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1021
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$584
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$662
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$715
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$619
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$674
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$685
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$705
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$613
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$734
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$672
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$744
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$700
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$676
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$842
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$666
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$674
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$689
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$626
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$700
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$628
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$701
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$535
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$648
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$649
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$704
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$711
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$701
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$769
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$772